Poaceae

Foxtail millet

Setaria italica (L.) P.Beauv.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Setaria

Pets and kids

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Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

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Foxtail millet: Japanese Foxtail millet 02. — Photo: STRONGlk7, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (81)

Afrikaans: Boermanna
ami: Hafay
Arabic: ذيل الثعلب الإيطالي
Armenian: Մոգար
arz: ذيل الثعلب الايطالى
Assamese: কণী ধান
Asturian: Miyu menor
Bangla: কাউন, কাওন, কাঙ্গু, কাঙ্গুই
Basque: Artatxiki iletsu
Belarusian: Магар, Мяшэй італьянскі, Проса італьянскае, Італьянскае проса
Cantonese: 狗尾粟
Catalan: Mill italià
cdo: Kēng-muōi-dăi
Chinese: 小米, 白粱米, 秫米, 粟米, 粟米泔汁, 粟糠, 粟芽, 粱
Croatian: Klipasti muhar, Ljepiguz, proha talijanska
Czech: Bér italský
Danish: Kolbehirse
Dutch: Trosgierst, Vogelgierst
English: Foxtail millet, Foxtail bristlegrass, Italian millet, German millet, Green foxtail, Hungarian millet
Estonian: Itaalia kukeleib
Finnish: Italianpantaheinä, Tähkähirssi
French: Millet des oiseaux, Millet d'Italie, Petit mil, Sétaire d'Italie
Galician: Paínzo
Georgian: Ღომი
German: Kolbenhirse
grc: Ἕλυμος
Haitian Creole: Pitimi
Hindi: कँगनी, कंगनी, कांकुन, टांगुन, फॉक्स्टेल मिलेट
hsb: Zornjaty włosanc, Bor
Hungarian: Mohar, Rókafarkú köles
Indonesian: Juwawut, Jewawut
Italian: Panico
Japanese: アワ, もち粟, 粟, 粱
Javanese: Juwawut
Kannada: ನವಣೆ
Kazakh: Қонақ
kbd: Ашэху
Kinyarwanda: Setariya
Korean: 조, 좁쌀
ks: پِنگہٕ
Kurdish: Genimok
Kyrgyz: Koнoк
lah: کنگنی
Latvian: Itālijas sarene
Lithuanian: Italinė šerytė
lzh: 粱
mad: Jhâbâ
Malay: Jawawut
Malayalam: തിന, Foxtail millet
Marathi: राळा तांदूळ
mnc: ᠵᡝ
nan: Hoan-sóe, Huan-sué, Hoan-sé, Huan-sé
Nepali: कागुनी
Norwegian Bokmål: Stor busthirse, Kolbehirse, Storbusthirse
Norwegian Nynorsk: Stor busthirse, Storbusthirse
os: Гуылм
Persian: ارزن دمروباهی
Polish: Włośnica ber, Ber, Czumiza, Proso włoskie
Portuguese: Painço
Punjabi: ਫੌਕਸਟੇਲ ਬਾਜਰੇ
pwn: Vaqu
Quechua: Siwuk, Moha, Muha, Sitariya italika
Russian: Могар, Богар, Гоми, Итальянское просо, Мышей итальянский, Просо итальянское, Чумиза настоящая, Щетинник итальянский
Sanskrit: प्रियङ्गुः
Slovenian: Laški muhvič, Bar
Spanish: Moha
Sundanese: Kunyit
Swedish: Kolvhirs
szy: Habay
Tajik: Қӯноқ
Tamil: தினை
tay: Trakis
Telugu: కొఱ్ఱలు, కొర్రలు, సెటేరియా ఇటాలికా
Thai: ข้าวฟ่างหางหมา
trv: Macu
Ukrainian: Мишій італійський, Могар
Uzbek: Mogar, Oʻsimlik
Welsh: Cibogwellt yr Eidal
wuu: 小米
xmf: Ღუმუ
za: Haeuxfiengj

Synonyms

Alopecurus caudatus Thunb.
Chaetochloa germanica (Mill.) Smyth
Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn.
Chaetochloa italica var. germanica (Mill.) Scribn.
Chamaeraphis italica (L.) Kuntze
Chamaeraphis italica var. elobulata Kuntze
Chamaeraphis italica var. germanica (Mill.) Kuntze
Chamaeraphis italica var. macrochaeta (J.Jacq.) Kuntze
Echinochloa erythrosperma Roem. & Schult.
Echinochloa intermedia Roem. & Schult.
Ixophorus italicus (L.) Nash
Oplismenus helvolus (L.f.) P.Beauv.
Oplismenus intermedius (Vahl ex Hornem.) Kunth
Panicum aegyptiacum Roem. & Schult.
Panicum asiaticum Schult. & Schult.f.
Panicum chinense Trin.
Panicum compactum Kit. ex Schult.
Panicum elongatum Salisb.
Panicum erythrospermum Vahl ex Hornem.
Panicum germanicum Mill.
Panicum germanicum Roth
Panicum globulare (J.Presl) Steud.
Panicum glomeratum Moench
Panicum helvolum L.f.
Panicum intermedium Vahl ex Hornem.
Panicum italicum L.
Panicum italicum var. brevisetum Döll
Panicum italicum var. californicum (Kellog) Körn.
Panicum italicum var. compactum (Kit.) Eichler
Panicum italicum var. erythrospermum Körn. & F.A.Werner
Panicum italicum var. germanicum (Mill.) Koeler
Panicum italicum var. inerme Döll
Panicum italicum var. italicum
Panicum italicum var. italicum
Panicum italicum var. longisetum Döll
Panicum italicum var. mitis Alef.
Panicum italicum var. nigrum Körn.
Panicum italicum var. pabularis Alef.
Panicum italicum var. praecox Alef.
Panicum italicum var. violaceum Alef.

and 70 more.

Flowers

Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: STRONGlk7, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 總統府, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wang Yu Ching / Office of the President, Republic of China, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: LiCheng Shih, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.